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1
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Combien de temps ?

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How long does it take ?

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Descendre l’escalier

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To go down the stairs

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En bas (étage en dessous)

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Downstairs

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Mitraillette

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Sub-machine gun

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5
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Se dépêcher

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To hurry

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Campagne

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Open country

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Nous sommes restés

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We stayed

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Plongée dans la nuit

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Plunged into darkness

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Appartement

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Flat

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10
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Il avait fini par prendre

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He had ended up taking

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N’avaient ni… ni…

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Who had neither the…. nor the….

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Volonté

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The wish

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Maigre

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Skinny

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Surtout

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Above all

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A l’étranger

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Abroad

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Quoi qu’il en soit

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Anyway

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17
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Discret

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Unobtrusive

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18
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Chuchoter

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Talk in whispers

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19
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Glisser (dans la pièce)

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To creep about the place

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20
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Rhume

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The cold

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21
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Se faufiler

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To creep

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22
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Monde extérieur

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Outside world

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23
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J’avais hâte qu’il revienne

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I was looking forward of hum coming back

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Il y avait 5 mois que M. Serge s’était installé

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M. Serge had moved into…. 5 months before

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25
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Journaux

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Newspapers

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26
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Vivait là sans rien faire que

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Living there […] doing nothing but…

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27
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Se promener

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To take walks

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28
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Tantôt à une table

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Sometimes sitting at one table

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29
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A chaque fois / quand

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Whenever

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30
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La cave

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The cellar

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31
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Client

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Costumer

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32
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Confier

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To confide sth to sb

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33
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Famille (ménage)

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Household

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Demander des conseils

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To take for advice

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Facteur

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Postman

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36
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Comme tout le monde

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Like everyone else

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37
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Restait fier

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Remained dignified

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38
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Il habite à l’étranger depuis plusieurs années

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He has been living abroad for several years

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39
Q

Il habitait ici depuis plusieurs années quand…

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He had been living there for several years when…

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40
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Au bout d’un instant

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After a bit

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41
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À part

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Apart

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42
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Il n’y avait personne sur la terrasse

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There was no one sitting at the outside tables

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43
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Heure de la fermeture

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Closing time

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44
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On ne peut même pas boire un verre ?

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We can’t even have a drink ?

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45
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En souriant

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With a smile

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46
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Nous sommes complètement abandonnés ?

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Are we absolutely on our own ?

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47
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Serveur

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Waiter

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48
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Commander (a un bar)

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To order

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49
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Il n’avait pas dormi depuis longtemps

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He had not slept for a long time

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50
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Instrument bien accordé

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Instrument well tuned / in tune

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51
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Tout au fond

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Right at the back

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52
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À côté de lui

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Next to him

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53
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Silencieusement

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Silently

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54
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Vous êtes en vacances ici ?

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You on holiday here ?

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55
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Il devrait

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He might

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56
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Jouer autre chose

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To play something else

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57
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Migraine

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Headache

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58
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Être frappé par (son courage…)

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To be struck

Strick, struck, struck

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59
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Examiner qq chose de près

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To pore over sth

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60
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Étalée

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Spread out

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61
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L’air pressé

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He looked in a hurry

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62
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Alors que

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Although

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63
Q

Une loupe

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The magnifying glass

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64
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J’ai failli

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I nearly

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65
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Renvoyer, effacer

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To dismiss

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66
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Éviter

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To prevent

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67
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Exposer, montrer

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To display

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68
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Mis en avant, proposé

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On display

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69
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Entraîner, former

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To train

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70
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Comportement

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Behaviour

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71
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Critiques

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Criticism

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72
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Car…

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As the…

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73
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Se trouve dans

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Finds himself

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74
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Milieux défavorisés

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Underpriviligeded areas

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75
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Saisir, comprendre

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To grasp

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76
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En plus de

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On top of

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77
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Elle survie grâce à…

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She lives off

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78
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Petits travails

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Odd jobs

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79
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Rare

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Unusual

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80
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Rentable

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Viable

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81
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Grâce à

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Thanks to

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82
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Tout en ayant…

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While

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83
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Largement assez

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Plenty of

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84
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Permettre

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To enable

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85
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Langue maternelle

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Mother tongue

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86
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Profite à

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Works in favour of

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87
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Habitants

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Inhabitants

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88
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Face à

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In the face of

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89
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De même

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Similarly

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90
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Prendre d’assaut

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To storm

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91
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Retraité

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Retiree

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92
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Retraite

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Retirement

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93
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Allocation familiale

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Family allowance

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94
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Un syndicat

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A trade union

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95
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Enfant pourri gâté

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Rich kid

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96
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Visage avec acné

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Pineapple face

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97
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Passer un examen

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To sit an exam

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98
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Les jeunes

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Youngsters

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99
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Semer la terreur

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To bully

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100
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Cancre

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Under-achiever

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101
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Réussir un examen haut la main

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To pass with flying colours

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102
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Un fournisseur

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A supplier

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103
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Accorder une remise

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To grant a discount

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104
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Une chaîne de magasins

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A chain of stores

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105
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Distribuer un produit

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To market a product

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106
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Créer une entreprise

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To establish a firm

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107
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Un renvoi (licenciement)

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A dismissal

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108
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Zapper

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To flick

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109
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Liberté d’expression

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Freedom of speech

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110
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Audimat

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Audience ratings

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111
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Faire les gros titres

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To grab the headlines

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112
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La presse écrite

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Print press

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113
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Nouvelles percutantes

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Hit news

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114
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Percuter

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To hit

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115
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Audacieux

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Brash

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116
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Impitoyable

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Ruthless

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117
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Transmettre l’information

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To convey

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118
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Transmettre, diffuser

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To air

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119
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Révéler (un scandale)

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To dig out

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120
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Sources fiables

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Reliable sources

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121
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D’après des «on dit»

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By hearsay

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122
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Fouiller dans (vie privée par exemple)

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To pry into

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123
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Retomber, rechuter (dans la drogue, l’alcool)

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To slip back into

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124
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Troublant

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Disturbing

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125
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Dépenses de santé

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Health expeditures

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126
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Comprimer les dépenses de santé

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To stamp down on medical expenditures

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127
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Un moyen de paiement

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A means of payment

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128
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Émettre de l’argent

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To issue money

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129
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Un découvert (domaine bancaire)

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An overdraft

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130
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Diriger

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To rule

To lead

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131
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Les défavorisés

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The underprivilged

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132
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Les nécessiteux

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The needy

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133
Q

Les rejetés de la société

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The throwaways

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134
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Frappé par la pauvreté

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Poverty stricken

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135
Q

Seuil de pauvreté

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Poverty line

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136
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Être fauché

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To be hard up

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137
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Expulser

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To evict

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138
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Produit haut de gamme

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Top of the range product

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139
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Lancer un produit

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To launch a product

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140
Q

Travail qualifié

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Skilled work

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141
Q

Avoir un emploi

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To be a jobholder

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142
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Demandeur d’emploi

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Jobseeker

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143
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Travailler pour une bouchée de pain

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To work for a pitance

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144
Q

Faire des heures supplémentaires

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To work overtime

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145
Q

Postuler

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To apply for a job

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146
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Être à l’essai

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To be on trial

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147
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Monter une entreprise

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To set up a company

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148
Q

Avorter un bébé non désiré

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To abort an unwanted baby

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L’opinion est divisée

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The public are split

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Un climatologue

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A climate scientist

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Le réchauffement de la planète

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Global warming

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Être menacé

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To be at risk

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Prévoir

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To forecast

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L’effet de serre

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The greenhouse effect

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L’informatisation

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Computerization

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La génération de ceux nés à l’ère de l’informatique

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Digital natives

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Agresser qqun

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To mug sb

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Surpopulation carcérale

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Prison overcrowding

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Être innocenté

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To be proved innocent

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La petit délinquance

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Petty crime

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Un cambriolage

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A burglary

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Se moquer de la loi

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To flout the law

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Mal gérer

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To mismanage

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Mauvaise administration

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Misrule

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Réprimer une rébellion

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To put down a rebellion

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Tenir un dirigeant pour responsable

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To hold a leader to account

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L’élection était truquée

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The election was rigged

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Un bouleversement

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An unpheaval

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Un soulèvement

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An uprising

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Répression brutale

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Ruthless repression

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Les aliments

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Foodstuffs

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Les habitudes alimentaires

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Eating patterns

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Manger des cochonneries

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To eat junk food

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174
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Grassouillet

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Plump

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Faire des excès (alimentaires)

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To go on a binge

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Surveiller sa ligne

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To keep one’s figure

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Les réserves de pétrole

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Oil supplies

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L’épuisement des ressources

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The depletion of ressources

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Un pétrolier

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An oil tanker

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Renouvelable

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Renewable

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L’énergie éolienne

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Wind power

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Langue maternelle

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Mother tongue

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Langage soutenu

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Formal langage

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Un slogan

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A catch phrase

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Inventer un mot

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To coin a word

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Une façon de parler

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A figure of speech

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Dénué de sens

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Meaningless

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Un test de compétence

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A proficiency test

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Un accent prononcé

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A broad accent

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Une tentative de suicide

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A suicide attempt

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Insupportable

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Unbearable

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Ce film l’a rendue célèbre

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This film brought her fame

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Tout le monde la connaît

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She is a household name

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La presse à scandales

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The gutter press

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Un restaurant chic

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A fancy restaurant

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Améliorer son image

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To raise one’s profile

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Un monde sans frontières

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A borderless world

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Le commerce extérieur

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Overseas trade

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Les chiffres du CI

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Trade figures

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Supprimer qq chose

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To remove sth

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S’implanter à l’étranger

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To settle abroad

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Profiter de la MO bon marché

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To take advantage of cheap labour

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Être à la traine

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To lag behind

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Un passionné d’armes à feu

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A gun enthusiast

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Se faire justice

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To take the law into one’s own hands

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Un problème sensible

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A hot-button issue

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Un casier judiciaire

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A criminal record

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Être contaminé par

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Be infected with

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La zone la plus durement touchée

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The hardest hit area

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Un effet secondaire

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A side effect

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Rétablissement (après maladie)

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Recovery

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Une seringue

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A syringe

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Un réseau de trafiquants

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A drug ring

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Une campagne de sensibilisation

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An awareness raising campaign

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Entreprendre une cure de désintoxication

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To go into rehab

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Demander à être soigné

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To seek treatment

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Réunion

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Gathering

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Une amende

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A fine

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Un baron de la drogue

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A drug kingpin

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Éliminer progressivement qq chose

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To phase sth out

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Les déroulements, actes (d’une réunion)

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Proceedings

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Un étranger

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A foreigner

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Un nouvel arrivant

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A newcomer

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Un passager clandestin

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A stowaway

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Se réfugier

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To take shelter

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Chercher des meilleures conditions de vie

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To be in search of better living conditions

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Une atteinte aux droits de qqun

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An infringement on sb’s right

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Porter atteinte à la vie privée

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To intrude upon sb’s privacy

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Violer la vie privée de qqun

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To breach sb’s privacy

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Espionner qqun

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To snoop on sb

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Rogner les libertés individuelles

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To erode individual freedoms

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Une mission de maintien de la paix

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A peace keeping mission

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Aboutir à une impasse

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To reach a stalemate

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Sortir d’une impasse

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To break a stalemate

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Négocier un accord

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To broker an agreement

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Conclure un accord

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To reach a settlement

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Faire respecter un principe

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To uphold a principle

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Faire les gros titres

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To hit the headlines

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Un sujet d’actualité

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A topical issue

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Les niveaux de vie

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Standard of living

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Riche (personne)

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Wealthy

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Fortuné

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Well heeled

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Bourré de fric

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Stinking rich

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Le revenu

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Income

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Pauvre (personne)

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Impoverished

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Le niveau social

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Social standing

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L’ascension professionnelle

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Career advancement

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Un pays d’accueil

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A host country

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Se mêler aux autres

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To mingle with

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Favoriser la haine

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To foster hatred

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Alimenter la haine

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To fuel hatred

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Faire étalage de sa force

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To flex one’s muscles

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Faire exploser

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Detonate

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Menacer de faire qq chose

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Threaten to do sth

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Monde plus sûr

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Safer world

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Reprendre des théories racistes

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To spread racist theories

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Étroit d’esprit

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Narrow-minded

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L’incitation à la haine raciale

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Incitement to racial hatred

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Quelle que soit la race

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Regardless of race

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Un problème épineux

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A tricky issue

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Une polémique

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A controversy

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Provoquer un débat

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To spark a debate

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Se mettre en ménage avec qqun

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To set up house with sb

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Des conclusions

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Findings

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Avoir droit à qq chose

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To be entitled with sth

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Distribuer

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To hand out

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Soutien financier

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Financial backing

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Promettre

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To pledge

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Égoïste

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Selfish

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Préparer une attaque

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To plot an attack

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Une vague d’attentats

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A spate of attacks

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Encourager la violence

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To foster violence

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Dissuader qq de faire qqchose

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To deter sb from doing

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Connaître une période difficile

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To go through a bad patch

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Q

Prêter

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To lend

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Q

Échanger

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To swap

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Q

Une amende

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A fine

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Q

La faune et la flore

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Wildlife

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Q

Mettre en danger

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To jeopardize sth

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Q

Nuisible

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Harmful

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Q

La rareté

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Scarcity

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C’est lui qui fait vivre la famille

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He is the family wage earner

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Subvenir aux besoins de la famille

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To support one’s family

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Le plus audacieux

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The boldest

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Q

Sa mise en œuvre

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Its implementation

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Q

La part donnée à

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The importance given to

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Qui devrait être adopté

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Which might be adopted

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Q

Dès ce mois ci

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This very month

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Q

Il a cité

A

He listed

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Q

Les défis

A

The challenges

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La pire

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The worst

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Q

Économie peut consommatrice d’énergie

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Energy-efficient economy

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Q

A priori

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Outwardly

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294
Q

S’affaiblir

A

To dwindle

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295
Q

La cheminée

A

The chimney

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296
Q

Le salon

A

The living room

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297
Q

Le grenier

A

Attic

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298
Q

Les étagères

A

The shelves

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299
Q

Meublé

A

Furnished

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300
Q

Un tabouret

A

A stool

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301
Q

Une armoire

A

A closet

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302
Q

Une pelouse

A

A lawn

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303
Q

Une poubelle

A

A dustbin

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304
Q

Drap

A

The sheet

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305
Q

Le savon

A

The soap

306
Q

La casserole

A

The saucepan

307
Q

Cuisinière

A

The cooker

308
Q

Four

A

The oven

309
Q

Lave vaisselle

A

The dishwasher

310
Q

Poêle

A

The pan

311
Q

Couverts

A

The cutlery

312
Q

Les volets

A

The shutters

313
Q

Moquette

A

Fitted carpet

314
Q

Baie vitrée

A

Bay window

315
Q

Stores

A

Blinds

316
Q

Plafond

A

Ceiling

317
Q

Robe de chambre

A

Night gown

318
Q

Pantoufles

A

Slippers

319
Q

Rideaux

A

Curtains

320
Q

Tapis

A

Rug

321
Q

Cadre

A

Frame

322
Q

Se déshabiller

A

To undress

323
Q

Une chemise

A

A shirt

324
Q

Une ceinture

A

A belt

325
Q

Une salopette

A

Overalls

326
Q

Un pull

A

A jumper

327
Q

Dissiper les inquiétudes

A

To allay fears

328
Q

Quasiment

A

Nearly

329
Q

Tirer la sonnette d’alarme

A

To sound a note of warning

330
Q

Ce que nous avons connu ces 20 dernières années

A

We have experienced over the last twenty years

331
Q

Prêter

A

To lend

332
Q

Va s’arrêter

A

Will soon dry up

333
Q

Il a fait part

A

He expressed

334
Q

Inquiétude

A

Concern

335
Q

Plus rapides

A

Quicker

336
Q

Débarquer

A

To land

337
Q

Dès les premiers jours

A

Right from the start

338
Q

A bord (avion, bateau)

A

Aboard

339
Q

Ouragan

A

Hurricane

340
Q

Légèrement

A

Slightly

341
Q

Qualifier, nommer / nommé, décrit

A

To dub / dubbed

342
Q

Ainsi

A

Thus

343
Q

Naviguer (parcourir en mer)

A

To sail

344
Q

Greniers

A

Attics

345
Q

Couches (pour bébé)

A

Diapers

346
Q

Embarquer ses amis (en avion)

A

To fly out

347
Q

Rempli

A

Loaded

348
Q

Ont sorti leur chéquier

A

Opened up their check books

349
Q

Ils ont accepté

A

They agreed

350
Q

Récolter des fonds

A

To raise funds

351
Q

Pour le monter

A

As to take it up

352
Q

Dortoir

A

Dormitory

353
Q

Je croyais

A

I thought

354
Q

Murmura-t-il

A

He murmured

355
Q

La maîtresse

A

The schoolmistress

356
Q

Le coffre

A

The boot

357
Q

En arrivant

A

When you arrived

358
Q

Secoua

A

Shook

359
Q

Ou plutôt

A

Or rather

360
Q

Qu’ils avaient oublié

A

They had forgotten

361
Q

Sortir (un objet d’un endroit)

A

To take it out

362
Q

C’est bête

A

It’s silly / foolish

363
Q

Mécontente

A

Annoyed

364
Q

La voiture était repartie

A

The car had been gone

365
Q

Soupirer / soupira

A

Sigh / sighed

366
Q

Doux, moelleux / se radoucit

A

Soft / she softened

367
Q

C’était dommage

A

It was a shame

368
Q

Mais pas bien grave

A

But it did not really matter

369
Q

Organiser

A

To hold

370
Q

La centaine

A

The hundred or so

371
Q

D’autant plus que

A

All the more … since

372
Q

Se trouve

A

Finds himself

373
Q

Gestes

A

Gestures

374
Q

En revanche

A

By contrast

375
Q

Rien ne t’échappe !

A

No one can hide anything from you !

376
Q

Souvenir

A

Keepsake

377
Q

L’essentiel de sa vie

A

Matter most in life

378
Q

Sauf

A

Except

379
Q

Je n’aurais jamais pris

A

I would have never taken

380
Q

Contenir

A

To contain

381
Q

Réellement, vraiment

A

Genuinely

382
Q

Froncements

A

Frowns

383
Q

Devant (qqn qui fait qq chose)

A

Faced with

384
Q

Être envahi (par un sentiment)

A

To be overwhelmed

385
Q

En plus de

A

In addition to

386
Q

Subsister (joindre les 2 bouts)

A

To make ends meet

387
Q

Assister

A

To attend

388
Q

Déchet

A

Waste

389
Q

De … naît

A

Gave birth

390
Q

Vision d’avenir

A

Long term vision

391
Q

Puisque

A

As

392
Q

Ce mal

A

Scourge

393
Q

Quartiers

A

Neighbourhoods

394
Q

Mettre sur pied

A

To set up

395
Q

Véritable

A

Genuine

396
Q

Masser

A

To massage

397
Q

Croiser qqun

A

To come across sb

398
Q

Depuis quelques temps, dernièrement

A

Lately

399
Q

Se moquer

A

To make fun of sb

400
Q

9 points de plus

A

Nine points rise

401
Q

Principalement

A

Chiefly

402
Q

En passe de devenir

A

About to become

403
Q

Qui compte

A

Which comprises

404
Q

Citer

A

To quote

405
Q

A égalité

A

On a par / on an equal footing with

406
Q

De même

A

Likewise

407
Q

Redresser la tête (rattraper son retard)

A

To catch up

408
Q

Est telle

A

Is such

409
Q

Habitaient (passé révolu)

A

Used to live

410
Q

Petite maison

A

Tiny house

411
Q

Retenir (barrer le passage)

A

To delay

412
Q

Ils avaient mal aux jambes

A

Their legs were sore

413
Q

Dévoiler

A

To display

414
Q

Un conte

A

A tale

415
Q

Devoir (de l’argent, une histoire)

A

To owe

416
Q

Mettre (un vêtement)

A

To put on

417
Q

Brouillard

A

Mist

418
Q

Ruelle

A

Alley

419
Q

S’assombrir

A

To grow dark

420
Q

Évoquer

A

To be reminiscent of

421
Q

Réchauffer

A

To warm

422
Q

Inventer, imaginer

A

To dream up

423
Q

Accueillir

A

To host

424
Q

Ailleurs

A

Elsewhere

425
Q

Du monde entier

A

From all over the world

426
Q

Se mettre en quête

A

To set in quest

427
Q

Plusieurs

A

Several

428
Q

Proposent même

A

Even offer

429
Q

Invités

A

Guests

430
Q

S’excuser

A

To apologize

431
Q

Quelque soit la manière dont

A

However

432
Q

Répondeur

A

Answerphone

433
Q

Empêcher

A

To prevent

434
Q

Se pencher

A

To lean

435
Q

Être nerveux, sur le qui-vive

A

To be on pins and needles

436
Q

Chéri

A

Darling

437
Q

Murmurer, souffler

A

To whisper

438
Q

S’arrêter (voiture)

A

To pull up

439
Q

Enjambées

A

Strides

440
Q

L’appartenance (a une organisation)

A

Membership

441
Q

Raviver, relancer

A

To rekindle

442
Q

Ancien, qui dure

A

Long-standing

443
Q

N’avoir aucune chance

A

To do not stand a chance

444
Q

Arriver au pouvoir

A

To come into office

445
Q

Être dans

A

To be part of

446
Q

Cela importe pour

A

It matters for

447
Q

Dans la région de

A

Somewhere near…

448
Q

Nonchalamment, tranquillement

A

Casually

449
Q

Me donner mal au coeur

A

To make me sick

450
Q

Imaginer

A

To picture

451
Q

Un sur cinq

A

One in five

452
Q

2 fois plus

A

Twice as many

453
Q

Dont

A

Whose

454
Q

Personne est âgée de moins de 35 ans

A

Is less than 35 years old

455
Q

Diminuer, baisser

A

To dwindle

456
Q

Moyenne

A

Average

457
Q

Monter

A

To rise

458
Q

La dette est passé de … à ….

A

The debt rose from … to ….

459
Q

Globalement

A

Overall

460
Q

Milliard / mille milliards

A

Billion / trillion

461
Q

Se demandent si

A

Are wondering wether

462
Q

Réapparu / refait surface

A

Turned up

463
Q

Sortir

A

To get out

464
Q

Elle ne disait plus

A

She no longer said

465
Q

Être paisible

A

To be relax

466
Q

En se rendant

A

On her way

467
Q

Conseiller

A

To advice

468
Q

Le jour où

A

On the day when

469
Q

Fuir

A

To flee

470
Q

Elle était partie

A

She was gone

471
Q

J’étais décidé

A

I was determined

472
Q

Adresse (postale)

A

Address

473
Q

La poste

A

Post-office

474
Q

Renseigner

A

To give information

475
Q

Bizarrement

A

In a weird way

476
Q

Sur le coup

A

At the time

477
Q

Galerie de tableaux

A

Art gallery

478
Q

Alentours

A

Surroundings

479
Q

Passer devant

A

To walk past it

480
Q

Sonner

A

To ring

481
Q

Ne pas pouvoir quitter des yeux

A

I couldn’t take my eyes off it

482
Q

Ne pas être là

A

To not be in

483
Q

Malheureusement

A

Unfortunately

484
Q

Ne plus avoir de nouvelles

A

To no longer hear news

485
Q

Jeter un coup d’œil

A

To glance

486
Q

Cacher, dissimuler

A

To conceal

487
Q

Nous étions revenus

A

We had come back

488
Q

S’allonger

A

To lie down

489
Q

Passer par la plage

A

Across the beach

490
Q

Transat

A

Deckchair

491
Q

Baie vitrée

A

Picture window

492
Q

Projeter de la lumière

A

To shed light

493
Q

Jeux de sociétés

A

Parlour games

494
Q

Tellement

A

…. that mutch

495
Q

Est ce que nous jouions ?

A

Did we play? (pas de ed car déjà le did)

496
Q

Prendre à témoin

A

To call sb to witness

497
Q

A voix basse

A

In a whisper

498
Q

Pour lui tout seul

A

Just for himself

499
Q

Avoir honte

A

To be ashamed

500
Q

C’est honteux

A

It’s shameful

501
Q

Héberger

A

To put up

502
Q

Rester dormir chez qqun

A

To stay over

503
Q

Déranger

A

To put out

504
Q

SDF

A

Homeless person

505
Q

Paumes (de mains)

A

Palms

506
Q

Ongles

A

Nails

507
Q

Malheureusement

A

Unfortunately

508
Q

Qu’il me restait

A

That I had left

509
Q

Baisser

A

To lower

510
Q

Plutôt que

A

Rather than

511
Q

Baisser la tête

A

To hang one’s head

512
Q

Plutôt que

A

Instead of

513
Q

Sourcils

A

Eyebrows

514
Q

Heureusement

A

Fortunately

515
Q

Analphabétisme

A

Illiteracy

516
Q

Plusieurs

A

Several

517
Q

Obtenir un emploi

A

Land a job

518
Q

Ce n’est pas la peine

A

It’s not worth

519
Q

Un danger pour la santé

A

A health hazard

520
Q

Tousser

A

To cough

521
Q

Avoir de la fièvre

A

To have a fever

522
Q

L’étendue

A

The extent

523
Q

Toucher (une maladie)

A

To affect

524
Q

La fidélité

A

Faithfulness

525
Q

Grassouillet

A

Plump

526
Q

Être squelettique

A

To be skin and bone

527
Q

Stupéfiants (drogue)

A

Narcotics

528
Q

Le coup de foudre

A

Love at first sight

529
Q

Le déséquilibre entre les sexes

A

Gender imbalance

530
Q

Élever un enfant

A

To raise a child

531
Q

Tâches ménagères

A

Household chores

532
Q

Une nourrice

A

A childminder

533
Q

Concilier

A

To reconcile

534
Q

En âge de procréer

A

Childbearing age

535
Q

Interdire (loi)

A

To outlaw

536
Q

Une polémique

A

A controversy

537
Q

La décision a causé une tempête

A

The decision caused an uproar

538
Q

La nouvelle a fait scandale

A

The news caused a furore

539
Q

Être source d’inquiétude

A

To be a cause for concern

540
Q

Douloureux

A

Painful

541
Q

Insupportable

A

Unbearable

542
Q

Soulager la douleur

A

To alleviate pain

543
Q

Robuste, stricte, coriace

A

Tough

544
Q

Asile

A

Asylum

545
Q

Attendre, retenir, conserver

A

To retain up

546
Q

C’est réglé

A

It’s settled

547
Q

Destiné à

A

Targeted at

548
Q

Même si

A

Even though

549
Q

Les interrogations

A

Concerns

550
Q

En général

A

More generally

551
Q

Récurrence d’une action dans le passé

Exemple : je restais allongée près de Simone

A

Would

I would stay lying next to Simone

552
Q

Plongée

A

Scuba dive

553
Q

Faire qq chose seul

A

To do something on his/her own

554
Q

Insolite

A

Unusual

555
Q

Commerçants

A

Shopkeepers

556
Q

Envelopper (nuages)

A

Shroud

557
Q

Devant

A

Ahead

558
Q

Remarquer

A

To notice

559
Q

Une réflexion

A

A remark

560
Q

Être contrarié

A

To be upset

561
Q

Blâmer

A

To blame

562
Q

Grincheuse

A

Grumpy

563
Q

Contentement

A

Satisfaction

564
Q

Courtois

A

Courteous man

565
Q

Aube

A

Dawn

566
Q

Se vanter

A

To boast

567
Q

Qui a droit à

A

Eligible

568
Q

S’accumuler

A

To pile up

569
Q

Sans éclat, terne (pas ouf)

A

Lackluster

570
Q

Renverser, infirmer

A

To overturn

571
Q

Se composer de

A

To be made up of

572
Q

Potentiel, futur

A

Prospective

573
Q

Entraver, gêner

A

To hamper

574
Q

Remplir les conditions

A

To be eligible to do sth

575
Q

Réussir à entrer

A

To gain entry

576
Q

Éviter, esquiver

A

To sidestep

577
Q

Exposer

A

To set out

578
Q

En temps voulu

A

In due course

579
Q

Réaction violente, retour du bâton

A

Backlash

580
Q

Être à sa place («Tu n’es pas à ta place»)

A

To belong («You don’t belong here»)

581
Q

Remède miracle

A

Silver bullet

582
Q

Il n’y a pas de retour en arrière possible

A

There is no going back

583
Q

S’accroître, s’étendre

A

To expand

584
Q

Se diriger vers

A

To head for

585
Q

Définitif, absolu, catégorique

A

Outright

586
Q

De longue date, vieux

A

Longstanding

587
Q

Entraver, retarder

A

To hold back

588
Q

Riche, aisé

A

Affluent

589
Q

Établir, figer

A

To entrench

590
Q

Acceptable, agréable (à entendre)

A

Palatable

591
Q

Berner, duper

A

To fool

592
Q

To tidy away

A

Ranger

593
Q

Tondre la pelouse

A

To mow the lawn

594
Q

Repérer

A

To spot

595
Q

Grignoter, mordiller

A

To nibble

596
Q

Ennuyeux, sans intérêt

A

Dull

597
Q

Mettre fin à, s’arrêter

A

To come to a halt

598
Q

Cerner

A

To hem in

599
Q

Serpenter

A

To wind

600
Q

Brusquement

A

Sharply

601
Q

Prendre un virage

A

To go round a bend

602
Q

Voiler, masquer

A

To obscure

603
Q

Surgir, se dresser

A

To loom

604
Q

Considérable, conséquent, important

A

Substantial

605
Q

Auberge, hôtel

A

Inn

606
Q

Chauffer

A

To heat

607
Q

Chaud

A

Heated

608
Q

Cernée (physiquement)

A

Hemmed

609
Q

Haies

A

Hedges

610
Q

Portail

A

Gate

611
Q

Allée

A

Driveway

612
Q

Un rapprochement

A

A rapprochement

613
Q

Amorcer

A

To initiate

614
Q

Les acteurs du tourisme

A

The tourist industry

615
Q

Afflux

A

Influx

616
Q

Annoncer

A

To announce

617
Q

Faire fonctionner, actionner

A

To operate

618
Q

1 mille =

A

1,6 km

619
Q

Peser sur, alourdir

A

To burden

620
Q

Relations commerciales

A

Trade relations

621
Q

Lever (un embargo)

A

To lift (an embargo)

622
Q

Assouplissements

A

Ease restrictions

623
Q

Cependant

A

Though

624
Q

Créer, mettre en place

A

To draw up

625
Q

Élargir

A

To extend

626
Q

Exposition

A

Exhibition

627
Q

N’ont plus besoin

A

No longer need

628
Q

Signal

A

Cue

629
Q

Faire les frais

A

To bear the brunt of

630
Q

Gadget

A

Gizmo

631
Q

Ouvrir de grands yeux

A

To stare wide-eyed

632
Q

un sommet

A

a summit

633
Q

la douane

A

customs

634
Q

un garde côte

A

a coastguard

635
Q

la fuite des cerveaux

A

the drain brain

636
Q

entrer clandestinement

A

smuggle in

637
Q

expulser

A

to deport

638
Q

la famine

A

starvation

639
Q

la côte de popularité

A

the popularity rating

640
Q

se plaindre

A

to complain

641
Q

descendre dans la rue

A

to take to the streets

642
Q

troubles

A

unrest

643
Q

provoquer une prise de conscience

A

to raise awarness

644
Q

le détournement de fonds

A

embezzlement

645
Q

une arnaque

A

a scam

646
Q

démissioner

A

to resign

647
Q

chiffres

A

figures

648
Q

le niveau de vie

A

the living standard

649
Q

un ménage

A

a household

650
Q

les perspectives économiques

A

the economic outlook

651
Q

juste et précis

A

accurate

652
Q

les loisirs

A

leisure

653
Q

relancer un débat

A

to reignite a debate

654
Q

sécheresse

A

drought

655
Q

le brouillard

A

the mist/fog/haze

656
Q

la boue

A

the mud

657
Q

la chaleur

A

the heat

658
Q

un sapin

A

a fir tree

659
Q

une racine

A

a root

660
Q

le feuillage

A

the foliage

661
Q

un flocon de neige

A

a snowflake

662
Q

bondir

A

to leap

663
Q

bégaiement

A

stammer

664
Q

timidité

A

shyness

665
Q

broadened

A

élargi

666
Q

Un vol

A

A theft

667
Q

Pacifique

A

Peaceful

668
Q

Très

A

Highly

669
Q

Critère / critères

A

Criterion / criteria

670
Q

A l’intérieur du pays

A

Inland

671
Q

A condition que, prévu que

A

Provided

672
Q

Le littoral

A

The coast

673
Q

Paradoxalement

A

Strange though it may sound

674
Q

Réaliser (un rêve)

A

To fulfil

675
Q

Installation définitive

A

Settle for good

676
Q

Un cadre de vie

A

An environnement

677
Q

Qui leur corresponde

A

That matches their expectations

678
Q

Pour des raisons (étant donné)

A

Given

679
Q

Ne nous leurrons pas

A

Let’s not be mistaken

680
Q

Certes

A

Granted

681
Q

De plus en plus dure

A

Tougher

682
Q

Rare

A

Scarce

683
Q

2x plus peuplé que…

A

Twice as densely populated as…

684
Q

durable

A

lasting

685
Q

sans que

A

unless

686
Q

part importante

A

significant part

687
Q

comité

A

committee

688
Q

récompenser

A

to reward

689
Q

octroyer

A

to award

690
Q

promouvoir, encourager, faire avancer

A

to further

691
Q

mourir de faim

A

to starve to death

692
Q

proche, voisin

A

nearby

693
Q

Terrorisé

A

Frightened

694
Q

Obsédé

A

Fixated

695
Q

Prix les plus bas

A

Cheapest prices

696
Q

Rivaliser

A

To compet

697
Q

De plus en plus

A

Ever more…

698
Q

Des remises jusqu’à

A

Discounts up to…

699
Q

Jusqu’où cela peut il aller ?

A

Where will it all end ?

700
Q

Combien de temps cela peut il durer ?

A

How much time will it last ?

701
Q

Distributeurs

A

Retailers

702
Q

Puiser

A

To draw

703
Q

Proposer

A

To provide

704
Q

Depuis longtemps, il n’a plus de voiture

A

For ages, he has not had a car

705
Q

J’aimerai qu’on puisse

A

I wish we were able

706
Q

Retrouve

A

Meet up

707
Q

Coût écologique

A

Ecological footprint

708
Q

Il n’est jamais trop tard pour s’instruire

A

One is never too old to learn

709
Q

avant toute chose

A

first and foremost

710
Q

en conclusion

A

as a conclusion

711
Q

à première vue

A

at first sight

712
Q

en fait

A

as a matter of fact

713
Q

bien entendu

A

as a matter of course

714
Q

effectivement

A

actually

715
Q

en conclusion

A

in closing

716
Q

compte tenu des faits

A

given these facts

717
Q

joyful

A

joyeux

718
Q

enthousiaste

A

enthusiastic

719
Q

fier

A

proud

720
Q

ému

A

touched

721
Q

bienveillant

A

kindly

722
Q

plein d’entrain

A

livley

723
Q

content

A

glad

724
Q

enchanté

A

delighted

725
Q

apeuré

A

afraid

726
Q

découragé

A

discouraged

727
Q

choqué

A

shocked

728
Q

agacé

A

annoyed

729
Q

mécontent

A

discontented

730
Q

flou

A

blurry

731
Q

inquiet

A

worried

732
Q

investi

A

empowered

733
Q

joueur

A

playful

734
Q

étonné

A

amazed

735
Q

au bord des larmes

A

tearful

736
Q

ravi

A

thrilled

737
Q

Rigueur

A

Austerity measures

738
Q

Affirmation

A

Statement

739
Q

Pourtant

A

However

740
Q

Depuis plusieurs mois

A

For several months

741
Q

Plans de réductions d’effectifs

A

Downsizing plans

742
Q

Au sein

A

Within

743
Q

Seuil

A

Threshold

744
Q

Dépassé

A

Exceeded

745
Q

Recrutement

A

Hiring

746
Q

Caresser

A

To pat

747
Q

Repousser

A

To fend

748
Q

Arracher de qq part

A

To pluck from

749
Q

Être contrariée

A

To be upset

750
Q

Étourdi

A

Dizzy

751
Q

Rempli, plein

A

Filled

752
Q

Sous

A

Beneath

753
Q

A côté

A

Alongside

754
Q

Poignet

A

Wrist

755
Q

Renversant

A

Toppling over

756
Q

Résoudre

A

To sort out

757
Q

En souriant

A

Grinning

758
Q

Remplir de nouveau

A

To refill

759
Q

Watertight

A

Indiscutable, imperméable

760
Q

Était destiné à

A

Was aimed to